Officers who were with Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith testified Wednesday about trying to save his life after he was shot during a standoff in a Grundy Center home in April 2021.
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Officers who were with Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith testified Wednesday about trying to save his life after he was shot during a standoff in a Grundy Center home in April 2021.
A district judge declared a mistrial for a Cedar Rapids woman charged with fatally stabbing her boyfriend in 2020. A potential juror said she had previous interaction with Jacqueline Holmes, the defendant.
A judge ruled Wednesday the case for one of the teens charged with killing his Spanish teacher with a baseball bat will not be moved to juvenile court.
A judge last month dismissed a theft charge against a Burlington contractor accused of taking money from four homeowners for derecho repairs but never doing the work, ruling prosecutors missed a crucial deadline.
The last moments of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith’s life were captured on video.
Kyler Carson, 18, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded to lesser charges and received probation in a 2020 fatal shooting. He shot Andrew Gaston, 18, as Gaston and his cousin attempted to rob Carson during a marijuana drug deal in northeast Cedar Rapids.
A central Iowa police officer was flown to a Des Moines hospital after being shot in the leg early Tuesday morning, officials said.
A judge sentences a North Liberty woman to probation for causing the death of her passenger in an ATV crash in 2020.
Regions Commercial Roofing filed a lawsuit against Susan Moore, of Cedar Rapids, in Scott County District Court, alleging she failed to pay the remaining $28,775 for a new roof and siding after the 2020 derecho. Moore says she paid the project manager, who has since died.
Three Iowa teenagers were shot and injured after some uninvited guests showed up to an after-prom party.
A former Iowa City police officer is suing the city, saying he was “coerced” into resigning after the police chief told him he had 2 hours to submit his resignation or be fired. The city says he resigned in lieu of being fired for misconduct and released a video of the incident.
A Des Moines psychologist testified in court Friday that Willard Chaiden Noble Miller, 16, is “ripe” for rehabilitation and would benefit from his murder case being moved to juvenile court. Miller and another Fairfield teen are accused of killing their high school Spanish teacher in November.
Jeff Renander, who served as top prosecutor in Cedar County since 2010, retired from the County Attorney’s Office in March and relinquished his license.
A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated in relation to a crash that killed a motorcyclist Thursday.
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